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How to make the Anroid OS working on the HD2 - Step-by-step instructions, FAQ, Tweaks

UPDATED! Read the informations & FAQs below...

For those who have got difficulty in making the ported Android builds working on their HD2, here is a step-by-step description! :)

Accessories:

- First thing you need to have is: The newest Jmz Android dual-boot program, which can be found HERE! The program must have installed in the Device memory!

- Another thing you have to have is a freshly-formatted SD Card (I recommend 2GB or bigger, but in theory the Android will work with a 1GB or less (the least is 512 MB) card...)

- A ported Android ROM (e.g. 2.1, Froyo, Desire ROM, usw.) You can find some working builds HERE! (Desire ROM, Froyos, Ubuntu builds)

Instructions:

- Firstly, install the latest Jmz dual-boot app (v3) into the Device memory!

- Download the Android build and copy it into the ROOT of your freshly-formatted memory card! Normally you just have to copy the files into your card, but in some cases you have to copy the whole folder though... (for more infos check out the build's README file, if it has got one)

- If it's needed, RENAME the "zharet" file to "haret" and the only txt file (Unluckily I don't know what its name is at the moment, I remeber to "README.txt" or sgh, but now I don't have any builds in which the name of these files are not these names) to "startup.txt"!

- Instert the card to your HD2!

- Restart your device!

- When the boot-screen appeares and starts, choose the "Boot Android" option!

- Wait for the Android build finally starts up (it takes 2-3 minutes or more, it depends on the ROM)

- Use and enjoy it! :)

If you still have problmes with the installing, send a PM or reply a comment!

I hope I could help with this.

[Please excuse me if I made any grammatical mistakes...]

IMPORTANT! You're really ought to make a full-system-backup before trying ANY of the ported builds out! (I recommend the SPB Backup, but of course, another backup progs are such suitable... either of them will do it!)

For example one of these builds blew my Sense 2.5 sky-high, and unluckily I didn't do a system-backup before I had tried the ported Froyo build out. As a result, I had to modify and customize my Sense again...

And according to my friend, due to an Android build, his 3G-data connection setup has also been laid down... so be careful, for all that that the most of these releases are "harmless"!

UPDATE (updated at 07/19/10):

For example I've just tired this build: "New Froyo build by dan1j3l V1" (description and DL link can be found here...), and it works very well on my HD2! It is fast, smooth enough, all of the wireless connections are working (just like BT, Wi-FI), and so on... worth a try!

IMPORTANT UPDATES AND FAQs

Q: Some people asked me how could the sound working without starting CLRCAD manually...

A: The Jmz dual-boot application automatically starts it, you needn't do it manually!

Q: Why is it not necessary to run "(z)haret"?

A: The answer is the same: the Jmz automatically does it...

If you have still have issues with the Android builds (e.g. with the backlight), try out these tweaks:

- To prevent your device from freezing when it tries to sleep, set the screen's timeout to 30 minutes in the ANDROID settings!

- Turn off "Automatically adjusted backlight" in the WinMo settings (or in the Sense 2.5 settings, makes no difference), and set both backlight option to 100%!

- UNCHECK the "Dim backlight if device is not used for XY minutes" option, and "Turn off device if it's not used for XY minutes" as well! (At the "On Battery Power" or "On External Power" section, it depends on what power-option you'd like to use your phone in...)

If your build doesn't show, or shows wrong the battery-meter (e.g. your battery is fully charged, but the build shows a "?" mark insted of the precentage or ask you to recharge it, etc.) (... and if it's not able to handle it), download this file and copy it into the root of your SDCard, and replace the original with it!

DOWNLOAD (FTP Mirror)

Unconfirmed tweaks:

- If you are able to run the builds in no way, try to format your SD Card in FAT32 filesys. It answered the problem for some people...

- In theories, HSPL is needed to run the ported Androids, but this assertion is unconfirmed at the moment!